Nadine

“Science should matter to us not only because it helps us to control parts of the world, but also because is shows us things that we will -never- master. [...] Nightly - perhaps after the main news
bulletin and before the celebrity quiz - we might observe a moment of silence in order to contemplate the 200 to 400 billion stars in our galaxies and the 3 septillion stars in the universe. [...] majestically unaware of everything we are and consolingly unaffected by all that tears us apart.”
― Alain de Botton, Religion for Atheists: A Non-Believer's Guide to the Uses of Religion

“Anyone who doesn't laugh has something on their conscience, you can be sure of that.
- from: 'The Twelve Brothers”
― Philip Pullman, Philip Pullman's Grimm Tales

“Nooit, nooit lijkt de toekomst op het heden.”
― Geert Mak, Grote verwachtingen: In Europa 1999-2019

“What kind of persons writes fiction about the past?"
- "The kind of person for whom one lifetime is not enough."

- Hilary Mantel”
― Hilary Mantel